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Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11

Herr Falb, the German 36rlhquake prophet, has just published $ work on planetary revolutions which is receiv- ing considerable attention. He de- velops the theory that the earth, like all the planets in the solar system, is slowly but surely drawing nearer to the sun, and that m the course ef time a collision is ihe7itabls. Meanwhile the moon is working out its natural destiny and is approaching the earth at the alarming rate of ninety feet per century. As it hears us tks tides 1iI1 gradually change tie sea will invade the land climates will change, and the final collision will snuff the candle, The same fate, sooner or later, awaits the other planets, until at last the sun itself shall be entlnguished. Twenty such solar extinetions have been ob- served by astronomers already" re- marks the author-Ysleta Report.
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11

Distance from Globe to the railroad at Wilcox over Woods and Norton & Stewards lines route for Eastern passengers )...-..............123 123 miles. From Globe to Casa Gande, crossing the Devils Can yon, and touching at Pnal and Florence. 90 miles. From Globe to Casa Grande via Pioneer. 90 miles. Elevation above sea level at Globe 36oO feet. Latitude Ss degrees, 26 minutes, longitude IlO de- -grees, 45 minutes.
 Highest maximum temperature, July 1lth, no deg Lowest minimum temperature, Jan. 10th, .16 deg. Mean temperature, 6S deg Prevailing direction of wind Southwest.
 An observation extending over several years, dis. closes the remarkable fact, that there has not been
 vi thout more or less sunshine.
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11

Wife Observing hpt husbands dis tressed look)-WEa5's tho matter dear2 Do you smell anything disagreeable? Husband No; I've just been looking over this scrap-hook of vourS' Puck.
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11

A possible cause of earthquake in Europe has been suggested to the French k5ademy of Sciences by Nj. A. Blavier, who associates the great dis turban.os of 1755, 1884 and 1887 with abnormal accumulations of ice about the North Pole. He supposes such ac- cumulatlons to have caused defeetion of the Gulf stream away frere Europe, producing great climatic changes and a slight disturbance of equilibrium m the sea-bottom, followed by possible local fracture along tie line of least resistance. Evidence of the thrush of cold oceanic watsrs is furnished by the disappearance of sardines from the west coast of Europe during the years ln question.
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11
s25o Reward.

The above reward win be pask for informa- tion that will lead to the conviction of any person who may be found altering or defacing the marks or brands, or stealing, killing or driving from their accustomed ranges any live stock belonging to any of the members of the Globe Stock Growers Association of Gila Couutv
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11
tie First steam Pssss

n ot w1isk 8aq, threatened when ,ba rH st..r, nrin.eiEg press was put in operation, but whictS was , I'eI mi; Y Mr. Walter, is remem 0erea' ..,.., ''.,'l ne nf pressmen had threatened bc, U 'he '" '. ventor and his machine, and thel . was danger in their attitude. Dr. Smiles gives the following account of the way in which the proprietor of the London Times overcame the opposition:
 At length the day arrived when the first newspaper steam press was ready for use. The prsssmen wefs in a state of great excitement, for they knew by tumor that machine of which they had so long been appre- hensive was fast approaching compile tion. One night. they were told to wait in the press-room, as important news was expected from abroad. At 6 o'clock in the morning of the 29th of November; t814, Mr. Walter, who had been watching the working of the machine all through the night, sud denly appeared among the pressmen and announced that >'the Times is al ready printed by sEeaAF Knowing that the pressmen had vowed ven geancs against the inventor and his invention, and that they had threat ened destruction to him and his traps he informed them if they at- tempted violence there was a force ready to suppress it; but that ii they were peaeeable their wages should be continued to every one of them until they should obtain similar employ ment. This proved satisfactory so far and he proceeded to distribute several copies of the newspaper amongst them the first newspaper printed by steamF' After that there was no dis turbance or destruction.
 -..
 The great increase in the weight o the locomotives which have recently been put upon railroads for hauling frieght trains, requires frmer road beds, heavier rails and much mot, substantial bridges than those hereto fore constructed when lighter 1ocomo tives were used. It is said that tn
 iron and steel bridges on the Pennsyl vania railroad built several years az
 prove to be too fimsy for the 80 toI
 freight-haulers recently put or-118i Y000-pound engines new Struc
 lures of stone or heavy steel are re
 placing all othersso far as practicable
 Russia is not in as hard lines fnar } cially as her enemies would like. Sh
 lately asked a loan of $15,OOO,OOO t
 dig canals, and had some difficulty l
 getting it in the money centers (
 southern Europe. Subsequently sh
 asked loan. of S30,OOO,OO0 to be take or by her people, and, to the consterni T ton of Europe, in few days was o q q fered by Russians alone $1 200, ,OUU,o0 is is and increased the loan to $6O,O0O,0O 2, leaving $1,14OOOO,OOO untouchedl |
 This has appalled, the powers who ol ,o pose Russla's policy of Territorial e
 tension-Optic.
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11

Queen Victoria went thr53sh the famous little bit of London knCHn as the "City" Saturday, for the first tine in many years. That district IS ex- ceedingly old-fashioned in politics as in everything else, and the Tory en- thusiam evoked was consequently re- markable. It seems a little strange that the Queen of England should pass years at a stretch without visiting the financial and commercial heart of tks United Kingdom, and, indeed, sf the world, but think of President Cleve- land, who has never seen the Missis-- sippi valley, tbe South, or the Pacific slope, and now. after two years Tn the White House, shows no anxiety to vis- it either sectic1.-Las Vegas Optic.
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11
MEMBERS:

FREE TO FAM FfneColored Engraving Of me
 A interior of the Aneleut Lodge Room ID me-. me Dvrst lodge in N.Amoriea held. As9 large IS R traed Catalogue Masonic b iNks a soio' Nlta NH bottan prices Aso offer of frst clsss hnsineIa' W fR- Beware of spurious books. FEDDl ~ e z Masonic Publishers Manufacturers 55l Broadway
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11

Thb steel armOr-plated tnrrett, ship Sansparcil, just launched at Black we'll, is. the largest ironelad ever launched iii England. She is to carry two 1OO-ton guns. besides a, powerful subsidiary armament, and will be. ca pablo of speed of seventeen Esots.
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11
FOR SALE,

AT A BARGAIN, A GOOD RANGE, for four or i've hundred head of stock, with ! plenty of water developed. A good house etc. Located four and One-half miles north from Globe. For further information apply at the BELT OFFICE. dec. II-tt
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11

At the fashionable ball dress marks the man; the want of fl the woman
Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-11
Dissolution 0f Partnership.

Anership heretofore existing be. ersigned is dissolved by mutual Stallo assumes all indebted horized to collect all debts.
 T. c. STALLO,
 A. MOODY.
 2fsv-25-i r.,
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Mysterious Disappearance.

DOVER, N. H., Aug. 3O.-The town of
Rochester is in high state OF excitement
over the disappearance of Miss Molly HuS
sey, aged 15 The girl has been desponden;
since her mothers death, and has been in
the habit of p acing flowers on her mothers
grave every day. She left home for this
purpose yesterday. The flowers were found
upon the grave but the girl had disappear
ed. She was traced to Great Falls depot,
whittier she had walked on the track. Here
she had fainting fit, but became better
and Left. This morning bells at Rochester
were ruug, factories shut down, and bust
ness generally suspended, while citizens
formed into searching parties, which have
gone in various directions.
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MEMS DE THE DAY.

The New York Stock Exchange is trying
to break up the bucket shops.
Hon. C. T. O'Ferrall has prepared an an
swer to Gen. Mahone's pamphlet.
Two Secretaries Of Gen. Feyron, French
Minister Of War, have been arrested for
high treason.
The government receipts for August have
averaged over 81, 600, 900 day, and will be
81, 100000 in excess Of expenditures for the
month.
The American ship Ropes, 4 200 tons bur
then, the largest ship that ever sailed into
Puget Sound, arrived in Tacoma, Washing
ton Territory, on Sunday, Icing % days
from Yokohama, with 3,77l tons of tea and
other merchandise for Chicago, Boston and
Philadelphia merchants. The arrival of the
Ropes is the beginning of direct trade be-
tween Yokohama and Tacoma. The value
of the cargo of The ship is 81, 100000.
Justice Field Of the United States Su-
preme Court, decided yesterday at San
Francisco that the act of Congress creating
the Pacific Railroad Commission improper
ly invites the cooperation of the courts in
an inquiry that is not judicial, and he there
fore declines to make an order compelling
Senator Stanford and other officers of the
Central Pacific Railroad to answer certain
questions in regard to the expenditure OF
funds for the purpose of Influencing legisla-
ton
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ro.nAx,s rE1EcRAPuiC NEWS.
DAYS TELEGRAPHEC NEWS.
Disabled Vessel.

HALIFAX, N. S., Aug 30.-The steamer
sighted eff this place last evening with q
disabled vessel in tow proved to be the Rich
mond Hill, as was thought, and her prize
the German bark Hightiyer, of EIsfeth.
They arrived in the harbor ct q late hour.
Captain Hyde of the Richmond Hill, reports
falling in with Highhyer on Saturday last.
After passing her the bark ran up signals OF
distress, and bearing down on her Capt. Hyde
was informed that the vessel was in help
less state, her fortopmast and jibboom were
gone, her buwarks stove in and she had
three feet of water in the hold. The cap
tain stated that the crew refused to work.
The captain of the bark had resolved to
abandon the vessel before the steamer was
sighted and had set IRE to her, but the
flames did not appear till Immediately after
the crew were taken off by boat from the
steamer. The boat returned at once and
put out The fire. Sometime later the flames
burst out again and threatened to prove too
much for the men, but they finally succeed,
GU III oVsiCouiuS lueu. Ano o1ooio' CIV
barkswere then connected by hawser and
their heads turned for Halifax. The bark
is not seriously damaged by the fire and as
she has over 5000 barrels of oil on board is q
valuable prize She left New York on
August 16 for Dantzic. The Richmond
Hill, which will proceed to-day for London,
ia from New York with cargo of cattle and
onnaral goods
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzErTEl
WASHINGTON. D. c.. August so, 1887.
Touching the ignis tatuus held out by
Mahone's friends to the public that he may
be the next Vice President, and like allur-
ing wiIl-o.wisp that when elected to that
position he will have Senatorshp to be-
stow as we'll as many other fat things to put
into the mouths of his hungry adherents, a
republican of repute and intelligence stated
to the GAzErTE's correspondent to-day that
this ''haitn has been in course of preparation
some time and is by no means new or
novel dodge" with many of his "thick and
thin" partisans. The aosurdity Of it. how
ever, said he, well nigh beggars description.
Gen. Malone with his unsavory record of an
original readjus;er aud notorious spoiIs
jobber under tho reign of Arthur could Of
course get no such endorsement as q place
on the republican Presidential ticket A
weight of lead such as he would make could
not be tolerated a moment by any rational
minded convention of that party. Especial.
IL is Mahone's pretences in that quarter
ridiculous when it aforementioned that Blaine
will almost certainly be the nominee for
first place. Malone and Blaine don't agree.
As TO the Senatorial deal were Malone
even 10 get the Seuatorship and resign it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-30

CIGARETTE SMoKING.-A law has gone
into effect in Illinois forbidding the sale OF
cigarettes to boys under sixteen years ofage.
Medical testimony as to the effect of cigar.
cite smoking is all ofone kind-unqualifed.
~ against the practice. Dr. William A..
Hammond, of New York, snys: Everybody
knows that excessive smoking will stunt the
growth of the young and sow the seeds of
diseases which will develop in later years.
Cigarettes only drop the seeds little faster
If q boy begins to smoke great deal early
in life you may be sure he will never become
an intellectual Saul, as the effects on his
body will by affinity reach his mind he will
lose energy and steadiness of purpose and
will become vacillating, weak man, unfit
ted for the struggle life. Cigarette smok-
ing is like whiskey. drinking: the appetite
for it increases just in proportion as the
body becomes unable to bear it," DR..
Shrady, who attended Gen. Grant during
his last illness, says Cigarette smoking in
duces q condition of the heart and digestive
organs which may cause death at any time.
The effect may not be noticeable for years
in man, but it is not long in making its APP
pearance in boy" DR.. LOOMS says here
CARDS the cigaratte as dangerous article,
since its moderate use generally degenerates
into excess Yet, according to internal rev.
enue statistics, there were l 1874, sos, 200 Gig
arettes manufactured in this country last
year, 27S 543. $50 more than in the preceding
year.-NelU York Observer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-30

q LIFE-BoAT.-As stated in yesterday
GAZETTE, Charles Alexander Percy, of Sus
pension Bridge, young man twenty.seve
years old, and by trade wagonmaker, car
rage trimmer and painter, made safe tril
through the whirlpool rapids at Niagara OF
Saturday last in lifo-boat, built by himsel
and upon the construction of which he ha
been engaged during the past summe,
The boat is about seventeen feet long, will
airchambers at either end. in one of whic
Percy made the voyage. 1t is rugged wit
a seat, so that the navigator can strap him
self in it and travel outside if ne wishes
The keel is weighted with 240 pounds firo
and bags of sand carried in the hold, so ths
the boat will right itself. An iron weight
tached to the rope trailed from the stern,
as to keep the bow straight ahead. Thong
it keeled in threatening way. the era
rode the breakers and great waves withol
once upsetting. The sight was very pre-
ty one TO those on shore. After entering t
whirlpool. Basin, Percy came out and row
ashore His object is not for glory,
says. The journey was simply experimeI
al, and the boat having come through E
right, he will now model lifeboer en-
large scale from il, and ask for Pate !,
The straugeat part ofit is, that Percy F..
no practical knowledge of boat buld:r;
His work was done in secret, and no enc but
his brother had been allowed to see the boat
until Saturday, when it was launched.
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Ein,,t with Horse Thieves.

HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 3O.-On Wednes.
day last four of gang of horse thieves
which has been making raids near here for
some time rode to Thompson's switch, q
small station seventy-seven miles from
Houston, mounted on thoroughbred horses
They ordered dinner, after which they got
drunk, fred off their pistols and terrified
the inhabitants of the settlement when they
rode off in northwesterIy direction. On
Saturday John Wlliford, farmer and
stockman of Oppression, reported to sheriff
Ellis that he had two horses stolen from
him on Thursday, and that the thieves were
still in the vicinity Of Of his farm. Sheriff
Ellis at once left for Navasota where he or.
ganized posse and started after the out
laws in hopes of heading them off, Yester
day morning the posse came up with the
robbers, but after an exchange of shots the
officers were compelled to retire, after which
the outlaws decamped.
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To he editor of the Alexandria Gazette:

You quote DIR. McGlynn as saying that if Christ
came now to the Vatican he would be elected as a
tramp 1t has been a few years only since DR..
McGiynn, as pastor, called attention to the fact
that tramp who followed Christ had not only
been received at the Vatican, but had been highly
reverenced there and that affairs dedicated to
God in honor of the tramp had been set up in
many of the churches of Rome. This tramp, b.
J. Labre, by name, was of ignoble birth, as I'M
comedy as Lazarus or job and tramped from city
to city begging his way. He seemed to have had
but one human mcrit-he always helped those
poorer than himself; richer, when he could.
Affairs statues and pictures now hold him in honor
at Rome Ali this within q few years. If DR..
McGlynn has not been misunderstood he must
have short memory. AMI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-30

THISTLE TRIES HER SAIL5.-The yacht
Thistle got under weigh shortly before noon
yesterday. She wen. from Tompkinsville,
S. l., out through the narrows in twelve.
mile breeze, but her skipper evidently was
determined that no idea of her speed should
be learned, as he left with her sails reefed
and q small boat dragging in her wake.
Going out to deep water, the Thistle made
the Scotland lightship but, as Capt. Barr
felt sure that the wind would let up before
long, the boat was put about for home. She
had pretty nearly a dead beat back to
Tompkinsville. She stood under the sails
that she started out with, and took i! easy
all the way home. The yacht always went
in stays quickly, and when she came up in
to the wind it was invariably in manner
that made the onlookers think that she was
a mighty handy boat. Capt. Barr says the
day was satisfactory, except in that the
Yachts bottom was dirty.
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TIE CAMERA COULDN'T cLoruE HER-Ther,

The CAMERA COULDN'T CLoTHE HER-Thero
is remarkable story which comes from one Of
the Virginia seaside watering resorts concerning
q young lady of excellent family, who has dcvel
oped species of insanity of a novel character
She has given lately a great deal of her time and
attention to amateur photography, and had be-
come possessed with an insane idea that she could
produce the effects Of photography on everything.
The other morning she put a handsome dress in
front of the camera, ard placed herself in pitris
naturaliJas behind it. She then started cut, leav
ing her room to take walk, fully possessed with
the idea that she had photographed the dress on
her own charming person. Unfortunately, how
ever, the first person in the hall she ne. was one
of the bell boys, who was so thoroughly frighten-
cd that he gave q scream and darted down the
stairs. Assistance was called, when the
young lady WAS taken back TO her room aud
dressed but the Photographic apparatus was
thrown out of the back window of the hotel
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THE GRAVE OF MRS. sURnATr.-strange

THE GRAVE OF MRS. SURRATT.-Strange
as it may sound, one may ask dozen pee.
pie in Washington anyhow, where Mrs.
Surratt was buried and be told they "have
really forgotten" or never krew." Vague
reports have fitted through the press at the
time that her remains were lying in the
Potter's Field, or that they were given to a
medical college. Not half the people in
Washington know what disposition was
made of them when the old arsenal grounds
were remodeed and the bodies taken away.
Finding that the bodies of Wirz and Mrs.
Surratt were inferred in Mount Olivet, your
correspondent went out TO the home of the
dead and visited the noted graves, about
which there has been so much wild specu-
laton. The sexton met the inquiry for the
grave of Mrs. Surratt with very significant
smile, which he explained a5 follows:
THE curiosity to see her grave would
have kept guide busy all the time for the
first few years after she was. buried here. u
said he. ave could not spent time to show
people the grave, so we used to direct them
as well as we could and let them find it for
themselves There is one curious thing,
though. No ono who has said anything
about it in print has ever been able to tell
the truth"
Taking the main road, the lot containing
the remains of Mrs. Surratt was reached,
lying near and facing the extreme eastern
boundary of the cemetery. 1t is the very
last row of lots on that side Of the grounds.
The lot was donated by friend, and is a
large we'll laid out lot, containing the one
neglected grave. Some time ago man
was erecting monument on his lot, and an
old discarded stone that was taken down he
wondered what he should do with. Finally
an idea occurred to him to donate it TO
Mrs. Surratt" 1t was accordingly set up
at her grave as o headatone, the original
name was cut of, and
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ALEX ANDRIA
TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 80.
GEN. MAHoNEs Washington organ says

GEN. MAHoNE's Washington organ says
with Virginia in the republican column TINS
fau. a Vrginian would almost necessarily
he placed second on the republican nationai
ticket next year. AS the republicans are
wise. such would doubtless be the case
though General Malone would be
excluded by his Reputation record-and
u Southern man as the nominee for Vice
President would add greatly to the strength
az The ticket IN the South, and would not
weaken it in the North. But as Virginia Is
in the democratic column, why can't the
democrats place Virginian on their nation
el ticket, as they, for stronger reason
should do, and thereby reap the benefits
that would result from such action
benefits that the republicans are wise
enough to see, and which they are already
striving to gain? The South supplies the
votes that elect national democratic tickets,
and if the national democratic party be
afraid to entruss even the second place op
it, national ticket to her. she should be dis
tinctly informed of that fact, SO that she
may act accordingly.
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IRIS stated that Mr.. Powderly will pos
i,ivelv decline re election to his present
position as head of the knights Of labor, and
that in next years national campaign he
will take an active part as the supporter OF
the low tariff ticket, as from careful study
of the tariff question he has become salts
fled that its real object is the Increased
price of American products, aud not the in.
creased wages of the labor employed in the
manufacture of those products. Ii this be
80 it proves that Mr.. Pow.lerly is both a
wise man, and that he has the real interest
of labor at heart.
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COLLECTOR SALToNsTALL. of Boston, says
there are great many republicans in bis
Office. tina, they will stay there as long as ne
does. that when the next election GENES
they will vote for Cleveland, and that they
now thank God for civil service reform. He
also says he is good democrat But prom
ineut men in Boston, whose democracy Is
unquesioned, say that Mr.. Saltonstall made
n speech in which be said he was no longer
q democrat, but civil service reformer, and
that in every year when there was posi-
billy of democratic success l.: Massachu'
setts, excep! in 1874, his boasted oontrbu-
tons in cash aud personal service on the
stump were on the other side. DR. Saiton-
stall told the truth when ne said be was no
longer a democrat, but civil service re
former, for it is impossible that he could he
both at the same time.